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Barry Harris at the Berrie Center (Mahwah, NJ) on Friday, February 9

Source: All About Jazz
January 31, 2007

Jazz at the Berrie Center presents The Great Barry Harris: Maestro's Choice Friday, February 9 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. Barry Harris, a legendary pianist, composer and educator, worked with Cannonball Adderly, Coleman Hawkins and Dexter Gordon. He returns to the Berrie Center with an all-star quintet featuring former Count Basie band members Frank Wess on sax, Joe Wilder on trumpet, as well as bassist Earl May and drummer ...

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Greg Osby to Perform with Students at Berklee, Feb. 8

Source: All About Jazz
January 29, 2007

Pioneering Saxophonist/Composer Greg Osby to Perform with Students at Berklee Performance Center, February 8

Boston, January 29, 2007 - Berklee celebrates Black History Month and the college's new Africana Studies curriculum with influential post-bop jazz saxophonist and composer Greg Osby, Thursday, February 8, 8:15 p.m., at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. Osby and Berklee student musicians he will rehearse and shape throughout the preceding week will perform music associated with his career. General admission $5/ seniors $2. ...

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Vinx at the Evening Muse in Charlotte, NC 2-2-07

Source: All About Jazz
January 29, 2007

Vinx will be preparing for a March trip to Ghana and Europe by making a solo appearance at The Evening Muse in Charlotte this Friday, February 2nd as part of the Gallery Crawl. This is a follow up to a well-received appearance at the Tosco Music Party by the performer who Stevie Wonder called, “the gift you give to someone you really care about."

Vinx's most recent CD, Grits & Pate, is a 32-track compilation of the singer/percussionist's favorite and ...

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Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola - February Lineup

Source: All About Jazz
January 28, 2007

DIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA February 2007 Artist Lineup February Headliners: Herlin Riley, James Carter, Victor Goines, Vanessa Rubin, Cyrus Chestnut, Joe Locke & Friends! ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composers Award WinnersAll Month - Monday UPSTARTS! The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad - Selected Saturday Afternoons - FREE! Great Student Rates Everyday! The shortest month of the year is long on talent ...

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Pee Wee Russell Memorial Stomp March 4 in Whippany, New Jersey

Source: All About Jazz
January 28, 2007

Four hot jazz bands will perform at the 38th annual Pee Wee Ruseell Memorial Stomp Sunday, March 4, noon to 5 PM at the Birchwood Manor, 111 North Jefferson Rd., Whippany, NJ. Sponsored by the New Jersey jazz Society and dedicated to the legendary jazz clarinetist, the Stomp features table seating and a spacious dance floor, food and drink, and a wide selection of jazz CDs for purchase. The schedule: ...

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Eddie Higgins in Concert in Tequesta, Florida, February 11

Source: All About Jazz
January 27, 2007

Sunday, February 11, 2007, 4pm Eddie Higgins & Company

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Dixieland Jazz with Tex Wyndham at the Lighthouse Center for the Arts, April 5

Source: All About Jazz
January 27, 2007

Thursday, April 5, at 8 pm Dixieland jazz with Tex Wyndham on Keyboard Lighthouse Center for the Arts 373 Tequesta Drive / Tequesta Florida Enjoy an evening of Dixieland Jazz in the cozy confines of this art center / museum located just north of West Palm Beach. An author, scholar, versatile musician, singer and all-around great entertainer, Tex Wyndham is a recognized authority on ragtime and early jazz. He performs as a ragtime soloist, ...

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Gregg Brennan Aiseiri Live in Toronto January 31

Source: All About Jazz
January 27, 2007

On Wednesday, January 31st, composer/drummer Gregg Brennan will bring his quintet Aiseiri to the Rex Hotel (194 Queen St. West) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Show starts about 9:30, $5 CDN @ the door.

Gregg Brennan is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston Mass. USA. He is an active composer and painter as well as a bandleader and educator. He has performed with, among others: Jeff Perry, Zulfugar Baghirov, Neil Swainson, Chris Robinson, Miles Li, Jeff Stout, Ed ...

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